Algeria: Eighth Year of War

All Saints' Day dawned cloudy and rainy last
week in Algeria. In the cities, Moslems gathered by the thousands
around the green-white-red banners of the rebel F.L.N. From rooftops
and balconies, on foot and horseback, Moslem women encouraged the
demonstrators with the traditional high-pitched chant of "Yu! Yu! Yu!"
The demonstrations were in honor of Nov. 1, 1954, the date on which the
F.L.N. rebellion began with scores of attacks across Algeria.

Since then, the war has been fought with increasing bitterness and
savagery on both sidesF.L.N. bombings, assassinations and ambushes
matched by French air raids, prison camps and executions. The...